Reviewer:

I love snowballs, but didn't have my recipe. I used this one instead because I was short on powedered sugar and this didn't use any in the dough. They were not like what I've made before at all. The cookies flattened out in the baking so that they weren't balls at all and they were too salty. If you do make these, I reccomend rolling them in sugar twice: once when they're hot out of the oven and again after they've cooled. The first layer gets rather pasty from the heat, but soaks into the cookies very well. The second layer sticks to the outside for a nice look.

Reviewer:

I agree with "perplexed" that they were more of a "snow mound" than a snowball, but I also have to say that they still looked very nice and tasted REALLY yummy! They were the cookie that went the fastest on trays this year. Thanks for the great recipe.

Reviewer:

gee, i'm completely clueless on what went wrong but my snowballs turned out to be more of a snowdrop. i'm an experinced baker & followed this recipe as written but ended up with uniform rounded mounds, not balls. they're still very pretty when dusted with powdered sugar. regardless of the appearance, this cookie is tasty (light & buttery). after rereading this recipe several times i'm baffled why they didn't stay in the original round shape. final note: my snowdrops were done in 20 minutes. signed~ perplexed in pittsburgh.

Reviewer:

My family loved these cookies. They came out just like I hoped. Sifting the flour was a great idea. I did overcook the first batch because I kept waiting for them to get a little brown and they never did. The secret is to check the bottom and see if that has become slightly brown. Great recipe. Thanks!